Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 871
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $18,230 per stay at 2,661 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $14,504 and $19,301.
Also known as: Sepsis
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $18,230
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $14,504–$19,301
- Medicare’s share
- $15,524
- Average billed charge
- $90,381
- Hospitals reporting
- 2,661
Compare hospitals
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2,661 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1,801–1,850. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital | 13 | $18,104 | About average | $16,804 | $68,229 |
| Wayne Hospital | 12 | $18,107 | About average | $16,750 | $31,308 |
| French Hospital Medical Center | 230 | $18,111 | About average | $16,663 | $119,916 |
| Cuero Regional Hospital | 22 | $18,111 | About average | $15,877 | $44,820 |
| JFK University Medical Center | 651 | $18,124 | About average | $15,480 | $123,997 |
| Evanston Regional Hospital | 12 | $18,134 | About average | $16,910 | $29,323 |
| Mount Nittany Medical Center | 173 | $18,142 | About average | $16,379 | $53,925 |
| Atlantic General Hospital | 137 | $18,152 | About average | $16,713 | $19,738 |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center | 470 | $18,153 | About average | $13,707 | $85,599 |
| Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital | 554 | $18,157 | About average | $14,014 | $63,776 |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center | 46 | $18,157 | About average | $17,057 | $29,714 |
| North Vista Hospital | 68 | $18,160 | About average | $16,820 | $84,362 |
| EvergreenHealth Monroe | 18 | $18,175 | About average | $14,673 | $32,379 |
| Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital | 56 | $18,176 | About average | $17,069 | $52,476 |
| Summa Western Reserve Hospital | 28 | $18,183 | About average | $15,124 | $135,091 |
| St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia | 277 | $18,187 | About average | $14,616 | $50,866 |
| St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center | 571 | $18,197 | About average | $15,513 | $111,780 |
| Community Hospital Of Huntington Park | 88 | $18,212 | About average | $17,420 | $119,740 |
| Emanuel Medical Center | 18 | $18,213 | About average | $16,944 | $33,453 |
| Trinity Health Oakland Hospital | 369 | $18,232 | About average | $14,364 | $52,398 |
| Phelps County Regional Medical Center | 200 | $18,235 | About average | $16,764 | $74,615 |
| Presence Saints Mary And Elizabeth Medical Center | 113 | $18,245 | About average | $16,093 | $99,007 |
| Spectrum Health | 559 | $18,247 | About average | $13,893 | $48,484 |
| Methodist Fremont Health | 54 | $18,249 | About average | $17,131 | $53,063 |
| Northern Nevada Medical Center | 146 | $18,262 | About average | $16,761 | $155,730 |
| Pikeville Medical Center | 298 | $18,279 | About average | $16,455 | $81,227 |
| Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center | 85 | $18,287 | About average | $16,597 | $35,110 |
| Mercy Health Saint Mary's | 278 | $18,292 | About average | $14,332 | $39,445 |
| Starr County Memorial Hospital | 22 | $18,296 | About average | $16,493 | $23,696 |
| Saratoga Hospital | 286 | $18,309 | About average | $15,461 | $67,113 |
| HCA Florida Lake City Hospital | 257 | $18,315 | About average | $16,831 | $92,431 |
| Mercy St Vincent Medical Center | 446 | $18,317 | About average | $13,834 | $122,147 |
| White Plains Hospital Center | 1,067 | $18,321 | About average | $15,656 | $95,826 |
| HealthAlliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus | 193 | $18,321 | About average | $15,808 | $138,416 |
| Adventist Health Twin Cities | 166 | $18,321 | About average | $16,769 | $218,360 |
| HCA Florida Aventura Hospital | 390 | $18,322 | About average | $15,627 | $179,934 |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center | 158 | $18,341 | About average | $14,987 | $66,538 |
| Corewell Health Ludington Hospital | 71 | $18,346 | About average | $17,107 | $32,291 |
| Unity Hospital | 184 | $18,349 | About average | $15,802 | $38,620 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | 314 | $18,354 | About average | $16,912 | $43,472 |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | 75 | $18,354 | About average | $16,976 | $58,100 |
| Cheshire Medical Center | 133 | $18,356 | About average | $16,333 | $38,183 |
| Clara Maass Medical Center | 93 | $18,359 | About average | $16,483 | $128,636 |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center | 59 | $18,363 | About average | $11,138 | $78,260 |
| Skagit Valley Hospital | 161 | $18,366 | About average | $16,076 | $80,019 |
| Holy Name Medical Center | 216 | $18,376 | About average | $15,678 | $87,248 |
| Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital | 68 | $18,376 | About average | $16,907 | $37,672 |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center | 208 | $18,393 | About average | $16,171 | $51,980 |
| Wellspan York Hospital | 711 | $18,404 | About average | $14,716 | $68,009 |
| Redlands Community Hospital | 186 | $18,412 | About average | $17,157 | $151,544 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $16K | $72K |
| 2021 | $17K | $79K |
| 2022 | $17K | $82K |
| 2023 | $18K | $86K |
| 2024 | $18K | $90K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 51 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 6 | 1,006 | $12,534 | $10,837–$13,808 |
| Mississippi | 44 | 7,801 | $14,185 | $13,005–$15,431 |
| Arkansas | 37 | 6,804 | $14,251 | $13,038–$15,064 |
| Louisiana | 51 | 7,387 | $14,389 | $12,826–$15,923 |
| Alabama | 51 | 6,955 | $14,639 | $13,126–$14,904 |
| Iowa | 28 | 5,143 | $14,760 | $13,503–$15,813 |
| Kentucky | 55 | 8,861 | $14,769 | $13,502–$15,083 |
| Oklahoma | 47 | 9,012 | $14,957 | $13,449–$15,840 |
| Tennessee | 70 | 13,989 | $15,050 | $13,473–$15,661 |
| Indiana | 69 | 11,894 | $15,369 | $14,335–$15,891 |
| Kansas | 35 | 6,218 | $15,539 | $13,009–$16,911 |
| Florida | 163 | 46,590 | $15,659 | $13,841–$16,401 |
| Ohio | 107 | 17,642 | $15,665 | $13,447–$16,983 |
| Missouri | 61 | 11,126 | $15,809 | $13,747–$18,235 |
| Nebraska | 19 | 3,628 | $15,825 | $14,183–$17,758 |
| Montana | 10 | 1,891 | $15,849 | $15,190–$15,962 |
| West Virginia | 21 | 3,893 | $15,922 | $13,188–$16,028 |
| South Carolina | 47 | 9,623 | $16,012 | $13,571–$17,701 |
| North Dakota | 7 | 1,608 | $16,037 | $15,482–$16,908 |
| Idaho | 12 | 2,208 | $16,189 | $15,262–$16,437 |
| Utah | 29 | 3,577 | $16,259 | $13,499–$16,406 |
| Virginia | 69 | 18,991 | $16,366 | $14,579–$16,797 |
| North Carolina | 76 | 14,182 | $16,443 | $14,262–$16,622 |
| Texas | 200 | 41,514 | $16,694 | $14,574–$17,326 |
| Wisconsin | 61 | 7,778 | $16,722 | $14,601–$16,855 |
| Colorado | 44 | 6,492 | $16,848 | $15,091–$18,150 |
| Pennsylvania | 117 | 23,264 | $16,882 | $13,742–$17,712 |
| South Dakota | 10 | 1,761 | $17,011 | $14,453–$16,961 |
| Michigan | 80 | 13,620 | $17,099 | $15,546–$18,044 |
| New Hampshire | 13 | 2,559 | $17,104 | $14,906–$17,807 |
| Georgia | 76 | 16,014 | $17,149 | $14,810–$18,248 |
| New Mexico | 21 | 3,188 | $17,242 | $14,867–$21,113 |
| Arizona | 51 | 11,083 | $17,451 | $14,930–$19,252 |
| Illinois | 107 | 23,221 | $17,635 | $14,990–$19,078 |
| Minnesota | 45 | 7,342 | $17,951 | $15,543–$18,157 |
| Delaware | 6 | 2,564 | $17,988 | $16,441–$18,698 |
| Washington | 44 | 10,226 | $18,304 | $16,999–$18,793 |
| Nevada | 20 | 5,276 | $18,342 | $16,834–$19,272 |
| Rhode Island | 9 | 1,237 | $18,456 | $15,029–$19,713 |
| Maine | 17 | 1,525 | $19,002 | $16,559–$21,117 |
| New Jersey | 61 | 18,670 | $19,296 | $17,165–$21,889 |
| Massachusetts | 50 | 16,108 | $19,534 | $15,639–$21,484 |
| Oregon | 31 | 4,533 | $19,972 | $16,884–$21,509 |
| Connecticut | 25 | 7,081 | $20,799 | $17,887–$20,857 |
| Wyoming | 9 | 829 | $21,131 | $20,621–$24,715 |
| California | 261 | 71,060 | $23,020 | $19,880–$24,983 |
| Hawaii | 11 | 1,722 | $23,528 | $20,458–$25,288 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 1,461 | $23,955 | $22,133–$28,718 |
| New York | 122 | 40,824 | $24,427 | $18,094–$25,791 |
| Maryland | 42 | 14,696 | $24,452 | $19,678–$27,642 |
| Alaska | 8 | 1,442 | $24,932 | $24,806–$32,784 |
About these numbers
Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.
Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.
Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.